Longtime Estacada resident, Ronald Zabudsky, died at his home on Thursday, November 9, 2023. He was 82.
A celebration of his life will be held at Sandy Seventh-day Adventist Church on December 10, 2023
Ronald John Zabudsky was born September 13, 1941 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada to John and Kathryn (Bodashefsky) Zabudsky. Ron is the fourth of five children.
While he was in college working on his BS in chemistry, he married Alice Wier on August 24, 1969 in San Antonio, Texas. After he graduated, they moved to Wood Village, then to Boring and finally settled in Estacada in 1977 where they continued to raise their family. For most of his working career, he worked as a sales representative in the environmental industry.
Ron enjoyed making apple juice, being with his grandchildren, playing his fiddle while being a part of the Old Time Fiddlers in Estacada. He was an active member of the Sandy Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Survivors include his wife Alice; son, Don (Erica) Zabudsky; Pam (Barry) Humphreys; brothers, Paul Zabudsky, Dave Zabudsky; sister, Laura Zabudsky-Hume; 6 grandchildren.